The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new large aperture 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM standard lens. This is a large aperture prime lens with a standard focal length of 50mm, ideal for all Digital SLR cameras. This lens has superior peripheral brightness even at the maximum aperture and corrects a possible sagittal coma flare. This lens is perfectly suited for a wide range of subjects enabling outstanding, sharply defined images against a nicely blurred background. The fast, F1.4 aperture makes this lens desirable for use with Digital SLR cameras. This lens effectively becomes a 80mm medium telephoto lens on digital cameras with APS-C size image sensors. The optimum optical design and molded glass aspherical lens elements provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. The super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting. Superior optical performance is also ensured throughout the focusing range. This lens has a minimum focusing distance of 17.7″ (45 (click here for further information)
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The lens that never leaves my camera
I bought this lens as my 6th 50mm lens. Granted 3 are Canon mount and the other three are Sony Alpha mount. I bought it because it was said to be sharp wide open – and it is!
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The best 50mm around, but bulky and pricy
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Perfect people lens
I bought this with fears of getting a bad sample, which seem to be rampant if one is to believe what one reads on the Internet. I am glad I took the plunge.
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Sigma for the Canon crowd
Let me start by saying that I primarily own Canon L lens – from the 35L to the 300L, with a lot in between.
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Highly recommended
First, I’m not a professional photographer, but a mere hobbyist. I have done extensive research on the lens and knew that it was a gamble with the AF focus being a hit or miss…
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Fantastic!
Sigma has a real winner here. This lens is unusual for a 50mm as they are typically rather small. This one is much larger than the Nikon/Canon variants (other than the Canon 1.
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Great, fast, sharp lens.
I’ve borrowed the Canon 50L and I find this lens to be equally good in sharpness, color and contrast, which is really awesome for 1/3 the price.
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Great quality – liked better than the Canon
I purchased both of the lenses and took pictures to compare the two side by side — I liked the looks of the Sigma lens better.
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backfocus problem
I received the lens and returned it the next day, because it has a very serious backfocus problem. Sigma really needs to solve this problem.
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Excellent lens
After I decided to upgrade from my Canon 1.8 50mm to a 1.4, the choice was either stick with Canon or buy the Sigma. I must have read dozens of reviews, pro and con.